Ys in Popular Culture
The legend of Ys has been used repeatedly in fantasy fiction, prominently by Robert W. Chambers in "The Demoiselle d'Ys", one of the stories in The King in Yellow, Chambers' best-known work. Poul Anderson and his wife Karen Anderson dealt with the legend in their The King of Ys tetralogy. Ys and other sunken/lost lands figure in Jack Vance's Lyonesse Trilogy. The sunken City of Ys is also mentioned in "Sword of Destiny", a book in "The Witcher" Saga written by Andrzej Sapkowski, and the manga Berserk. Terry Pratchett used the Legend of Ys as the basis for his Discworld novel Jingo.
A. S. Byatt's novel Possession: A Romance, which won the Booker Prize in 1990, makes frequent reference to Breton myth and legend, including the story of Ys.
Italian progressive rock band Il Balletto di Bronzo loosely based their 37 minute opus on the story of Ys, naming both the piece and the 1972 album on which it appears after the city.
Harpist/singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom released an album in 2006 called Ys.
The Japanese game studio Falcom have a series of games called Ys, with the first game released in 1987.
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